Replacement Generator
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05-16-2005, 04:44
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Replacement Generator
I try to run both engines every couple weeks. With the genset I like
to get the exhaust system fully heated up so any residual water will evaporate. The biggest issue with the gas Kohler is fuel. I don't run it enough to keep fresh gas in the tank. Fuel stabilizer helps. The bus goes in a week from today for the retarder install. All the electrical work is done; the installer will do the driveline work. The job is running late. Better late than never. Bob Griesel '84 FC31 WLII WA --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, jon lechich wrote: > Did you get your brake retarted installed? And do you have a gas driven generator? Bob how often do you suggest that you light oft the generator plant & how long do you let it run if just for maintaining the engine? > > Jon Lechich' > 78 Wanderlodge > > freewill2008 > > > But changing the lube oil in a gen set every 150 hours, like > manufacturers recommend, can be a real pain. If one is running the > gen set 24/7, for example, that is every six days! At 8 hours a day, > it takes less than three weeks to reach 150 hours.< > > > A few years ago I spent 10 days on a tour bus (It was an Eagle with > an "entertainer" interior). The diesel genset ran 24/7 except for > two shutdowns to change oil. During the shutdowns, the bus interior > ran off inverters powered by the 6V92 batteries and alternator. > These busses are in service continuously. Emmylou Harris had just > moved out of ours following 6 weeks on tour out west. > > I asked our operator about the frequent genset oil changes. His > answer was that 150 hour oil changes had proved to be both the > cheapest option in the long run, and the best approach for reliabilty. > > > Bob Griesel WA > |
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